Communication Systems Support Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Computer Systems, Information Security, Information Technology (IT)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Location: Aviano Air Base, Italy

Job Profile Summary:  Maintains an organization's computer systems' workflows and is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, including fixing network issues along with updating equipment and software.

Job Description:  Provide technical support in the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures.

• Administer and maintain networks, systems, and database operations.
• Monitor and tune systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
• Ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups and database archive operations, version-control, and malware defense systems
• Collect RMF artifacts; conduct hardware and software audits to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Troubleshoot network architecture and make recommendations for system repairs and enhancements.
• Analyze applications software suitability to support mission requirements.
• Create documentation such as policies, procedures, workflows and user guides
• Assess mission, user and applications requirements for systems to support mission assurance
• Coordinate inputs for accreditations packages as required.
• Optimize system operation and resource utilization.
• Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Analyze and define systems, functions, process and user needs.
• Plan, design and upgrade systems installation projects.
• Make recommendations for leveraging systems installations and reducing operational costs.
• May evaluate existing systems and assist with planning long-term strategies.
• Provides assistance to users in accessing and using business systems.

Project Management

Serves as the primary project manager for IT integration and modernization initiatives supporting USAFE/AFAFRICA Logistics, Maintenance, and Training missions.

Develops project plans, establishes milestones, and monitors progress to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of objectives.

Coordinates with multiple stakeholders, including seven Squadron Commanders and the MXG Group Commander, to align IT capabilities with operational requirements.

Strategic Advisory and Leadership Engagement

Provides expert technical and strategic advice to senior leadership on IT systems, cybersecurity posture, and emerging technologies.

Prepares and delivers executive-level briefings, reports, and recommendations to inform decision-making at the Group and Wing levels.

Systems Analysis and Optimization

Conducts audits and inventories of A4 IT systems and applications across six Main Operating Bases (MOBs) and associated GSUs.

Identifies redundant capabilities and recommends consolidation strategies to reduce duplications, licenses, and costs.

Ensures interoperability of logistics, maintenance, and training systems and optimizes connectivity to authoritative data sources for accurate reporting and compliance with TASKORD requirements.

Innovation and Risk Management

Researches and evaluates emerging technologies, applications, and upgrades to enhance mission capabilities.

Facilitates cybersecurity accreditation processes, mitigates vulnerabilities, and enables accurate risk assessments for all deployed systems.

Stakeholder Communication and Continuity Planning

Acts as liaison between technical teams and operational leadership to ensure clear communication and alignment of priorities.

Develops continuity plans and knowledge transfer strategies to maintain mission readiness during personnel transitions.

Certifications: 

Required: DoDD 8570.01 IAT-II (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE)
Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP)

Minimum Clearance: Secret

TESA eligibility/certification required.

Required Experience: This position requires a minimum of eight years of increasingly complex and progressive experience in performing systems analysis, development, and implementation of business, mathematical, or scientific setting using a variety of information technology resources. Requires experience with current technologies and, where required for the task, emerging technologies. Must have managed or had significant involvement with complex or substantive information technology projects including one year of experience in management and supervision.

Minimum Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a curriculum or major field of study which provides substantial knowledge useful in managing large, complex AIS projects closely related to the work to be automated, and/or in a computer science, information system, a physical science, engineering or a mathematics-intensive discipline.

Education and experience requirements may be substituted with:

1. A Master’s Degree (in subjects described above) and five years related experience.

2. No degree and eleven years directly related experience.

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GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $105,622 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

International

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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